Discarded rubbish as art

Humans do seem to love ruining their environment with rubbish and over recent months the number of cans and bottles littering hedges and open land does seem to be increasing.

Discarded helmet on waste ground

Not only is much of this debris dangerous to other animals it also looks unsightly. However, occasionally a discarded object can take on the guise of art.

During a walk earlier this week I spotted a couple of images which could be described as art, if you change your viewpoint.

Helmet art

Left on waste ground near to the River Eden a motorcycle helmet in undergrowth is my first example.

For me it is the back story you can create from the picture. Is the helmet a metaphor for a headstone to a lost biker forgotten in time? Or is it a home for a small animal complete with large picture window on to the world?

The conjuring up of stories and emotions for me makes a simple discarded helmet, art.

Human rubbish artists

For many years human artists have been using discarded waste as a medium for art. One example is Spanish artist Francisco de Pajaro who makes his living building unusual sculptures from rubbish.

The humans however do have a saying that art is in the eye of the beholder.